Factory workers chanted slogans, students and pensioners took to the streets, and police detained at least 235 people on Monday as the Belarusian opposition sought to intensify pressure on veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko with a nationwide strike.

Belarus: Workers and students pose strike challenge to Belarusian leader

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday that Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats, Russian agencies quoted Belarus state media as saying.

Belarus and Russia will respond to external threats, Lukashenko tells Pompeo

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Belarus: Workers and students pose strike challenge to Belarusian leader

Belarus and Russia will respond to external threats, Lukashenko tells Pompeo